Recipes
Chocolate Raspberry Parfaits
Gooood morning, Phoenix! Oh wait, I still live in Colorado. These temperatures are messing with my mind. I don’t know why I’m so over the heat this summer — we still have a long way to go. Perhaps it is that my dessert line has me in the kitchen 24/7, and baby...
Dark Chocolate Cake with Blueberry Pinot Noir Chutney
People, people, people. This week you are going to be so happy with my creation that you might just want to name a street after me...
The old fad: Braised short ribs and giant-ass gnocchi
I read something the other day that began to the tune of: “The new fad is cheap cuts, slow-cooked and elegantly presented...
Chocolate No-Bake Cookies
So, summer is here, according to the calendar, with 90-degree temperatures and the chocolate slowly and surely melting in my cupboard. I guess back in the day Colorado homes didn’t need air conditioning. (So why would we need it now? So glad I fell for that one...
Spicy Cinnamon Shortbread Cookies
Well, I know typically January is a low-fat, healthy, “I’m-going-to-stick-to-my-resolution” kind of month. I, however, always think of January as a comfort food kind of month — treats that soothe the soul and warm the heart...
Chocolate Hazelnut Pumpkin Cream Cheesecake
So, if happiness were a flavor, what would it taste like? I...
Vanilla Sprinkle Cookies
Fa la la la freakity la. The holiday season has finally come to a close...
Strawberry Macadamia Nut Bread
Some people like Cheerios in the morning, some like their eggs. Me, I’m a sucker for bread — any kind will do...
Fresh Raspberry Muffins
And just like that, it’s legal to wear white pants again. Memorial Day has come and gone, and now starts my bevy of freshberry and no-bake desserts. Of course, it is also shorts season, so perhaps I will break out some low-fat, low-sugar, help-the-cellulite-...
Raw kale: There’s just something about it
For the past few weeks, I’ve been sharing some recipes that, in retrospect, haven’t been the healthiest options...






